#BC4454#BC4454

#BC4454 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.154 H 15.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4454
RGB	rgb(188, 68, 84)
HSL	hsl(352, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(352, 64%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 55.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, 49.41, 16.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 52.21, 18.85°)
OKLab	oklab(55.6% 0.1484 0.042)
OKLCH	oklch(55.6% 0.154 15.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.4085, 15.4689, 10.0862)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4454 #44BCAC

analogous

#BC4490 #BC4454 #BC7044

triadic

#BC4454 #54BC44 #4454BC

tetradic

#BC4454 #90BC44 #44BCAC #7044BC

square

#BC4454 #90BC44 #44BCAC #7044BC

split-complementary

#BC4454 #44BC70 #4490BC

monochromatic

#62232C #8F3340 #BC4454 #CC717D #DC9EA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#BC4454 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#BC4454 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC4454

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4454	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC4454	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615E54

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807751

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2E4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4454;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 68, 84);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.154 15.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e84',
    500: '#bc4454',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4454;
$custom-light: #d67e84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4454",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 84
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352,
    "s": 47.244,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55602,
    "c": 0.15425,
    "h": 15.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4454

secondary

#93C9C2

accent

#D7C551

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4454

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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